{"id":1814,"date":"2024-03-18T20:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/?page_id=1814"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:24:42","slug":"faith-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Faith and Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1814\" class=\"elementor elementor-1814\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f383140 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f383140\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5778b14\" data-id=\"5778b14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596a3b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"596a3b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/faithandchildren.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18e5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e18e5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support CFC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7271d33 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7271d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"color: #13326b; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/faithandchildren.org\/\">The Center for Faith and Children (CFC)<\/a> at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is committed to reimagining church where a child\u2019s faith flourishes. CFC supports local churches, ministry leaders, and parents as they nurture children\u2019s faith formation, holding the tension between theory and practice and allowing the best wisdom of both practitioners and scholars to inform and elevate the center\u2019s programs and resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-115bb60\" data-id=\"115bb60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f26f34e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f26f34e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3dcc8e\" data-id=\"d3dcc8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f886a4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9f886a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"lightningout\"><\/div>\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/giving.tiu.edu\/lightning\/lightning.out.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  \/*\n  checkoutPage: https:\/\/sleekconsulting.com\/tiu\/thank-you.html\n  checkoutPageParams: FirstName,LastName,Email,...etc\n  emailTemplateOneTime: Template Unique Name (ASLTIU_DonationThankYou)\n  emailTemplateRecurring: Template Unique Name (ASLTIU_RecurringSetup)\n*\/\n\n  const attributes = {\n    title: \"You're making a difference\",\n    thankYou: \"Your gift is greatly appreciated\",\n    gatewayUuid: \"00c5e4ec-4a97-4faf-aaaa-46738ae6333f\",\n    amountsOneTime: \"1000,500,100,50\",\n    amountsRecurring: \"500,100,50,25\",\n    initialAmount: \"500\",\n    initialFund: \"RCHLDFTH\",\n  };\n  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);\n  for (let key of params.keys()) {\n    if (\n      [\n        \"title\",\n        \"amountsOneTime\",\n        \"amountsRecurring\",\n        \"initialAmount\",\n        \"checkoutPage\",\n        \"checkoutPageParams\",\n        \"emailTemplateOneTime\",\n        \"emailTemplateRecurring\",\n      ].includes(key)\n    ) {\n      attributes[key] = params.get(key);\n    }\n  }\n  $Lightning.use(\n    \"c:ASLE_Donation\", \/\/ name of the Lightning app\n    function () {\n      \/\/ Callback once framework and app loaded\n      $Lightning.createComponent(\n        \"c:asltiuDonationFormEmbedded\", \/\/ top-level component of your app\n        attributes, \/\/ attributes to set on the component when created\n        \"lightningout\", \/\/ the DOM location to insert the component\n        function (cmp) {\n          \/\/ callback when component is created and active on the page\n          console.log(\"The component was created.\");\n        }\n      );\n    },\n    \"https:\/\/giving.tiu.edu\" \/\/ Site endpoint\n  );\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cbbe3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cbbe3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9291905\" data-id=\"9291905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20b3a5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20b3a5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8f8127\" data-id=\"c8f8127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9362fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9362fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"625\" height=\"625\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2MjUiIGhlaWdodD0iNjI1Ij48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1814 wp-image-1828\" alt=\"CFC Speaking\" data-public-id=\"trinity_giving\/CFC-Speaking_1828dcddb\/CFC-Speaking_1828dcddb.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1710876586\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"625 625\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2973bd7\" data-id=\"2973bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b07f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b07f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfdf53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0dfdf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e263a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e263a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Center for Faith and Children shares a warm and stubborn belief in God\u2019s love for children &#8211; and in the real possibility of a children\u2019s ministry equipped and empowered to reflect this love. Our vision is to empower churches, encourage parents, and equip ministry leaders. We are committed to supporting local churches and their congregations with resources and partnerships. We are here for parents as they nurture their child\u2019s faith, developing and providing resources and community. We are inspired to come alongside passionate ministry leaders with educational opportunities, research, and community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc4c6e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc4c6e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6900e8\" data-id=\"e6900e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d19e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87d19e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Origins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32f18a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e32f18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9634d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9634d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver a decade ago, Dr. Mimi Larson, Assistant Professor of Educational Ministries at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), began to ask God for a way to help churches nurture children\u2019s faith Formation. When she received a grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., she knew it was God\u2019s answer. She established CFC to come alongside local churches as they help children deepen their relationships with God. As a center at TEDS, CFC has become a pioneering initiative within Christian theological education.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7c4d51\" data-id=\"f7c4d51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b09aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21b09aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iODAwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1814 wp-image-1827\" alt=\"CFC Card\" data-public-id=\"trinity_giving\/CFC-Card\/CFC-Card.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1710876573\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"800 800\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-830cf9e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"830cf9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f32dce\" data-id=\"9f32dce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea7875d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ea7875d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97efdc1\" data-id=\"97efdc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ee12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1ee12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore with Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc34aa2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc34aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7624245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7624245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe study in order to engage children deeply in a relationship with God as they wonder about and interact with the world. We are rooted in research that examines what works in real-life ministry contexts. This means building resources that actually meet children where they are at, fostering conversations that are open and imaginative, and discovering opportunities that inspire you to think outside of the box.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2d550 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e2d550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#give\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Support CFC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0897c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0897c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a82843b\" data-id=\"a82843b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64f8c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f64f8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/divinity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/Mimi-Larson-Profile.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e52073\" data-id=\"6e52073\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f3f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09f3f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec7f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec7f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMimi L. Larson, PhD is the Executive Director of the Center for Faith and Children (CFC).  Dr. Larson served over twenty-five years in practical church ministry and denominational leadership before entering into higher education.  Her research is in the area of children\u2019s faith formation, with a particular interest in how faith is formed in early childhood as well as children and worship.  She holds a PhD in Early Childhood from Concordia University-Chicago.  She also has two master&#8217;s degrees, one in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis and the other in Educational Ministries from Wheaton Graduate School.  Her undergraduate degree is from Wheaton College.  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4050c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4050c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-815a525\" data-id=\"815a525\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c66b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18c66b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"320\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMzIwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1814 wp-image-1561\" alt=\"TEDS HorizWhite\" data-public-id=\"TEDS_HorizWhite\/TEDS_HorizWhite.png\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1694114324\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"800 320\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support CFC The Center for Faith and Children (CFC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is committed to reimagining church where a child\u2019s faith flourishes. CFC supports local churches, ministry leaders, and parents as they nurture children\u2019s faith formation, holding the tension between theory and practice and allowing the best wisdom of both practitioners and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1814","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.4 (Yoast SEO v24.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Center for Faith and Children - Giving<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Center for Faith and Children\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Support CFC The Center for Faith and Children (CFC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is committed to reimagining church where a child\u2019s faith flourishes. CFC supports local churches, ministry leaders, and parents as they nurture children\u2019s faith formation, holding the tension between theory and practice and allowing the best wisdom of both practitioners and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Giving\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrinityInternationalUniversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-10T21:24:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TIU\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/\",\"name\":\"Center for Faith and Children - Giving\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-18T20:21:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-10T21:24:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Center for Faith and Children\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/\",\"name\":\"Giving\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Trinity International University\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TIU_OpenGraph_Generic-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TIU_OpenGraph_Generic-1.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":942,\"caption\":\"Trinity International University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrinityInternationalUniversity\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/TIU\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/my_tiu\/?hl=en\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/trinity-international-university\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tiuchannel\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trinity_International_University\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Center for Faith and Children - Giving","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Center for Faith and Children","og_description":"Support CFC The Center for Faith and Children (CFC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is committed to reimagining church where a child\u2019s faith flourishes. CFC supports local churches, ministry leaders, and parents as they nurture children\u2019s faith formation, holding the tension between theory and practice and allowing the best wisdom of both practitioners and [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/","og_site_name":"Giving","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrinityInternationalUniversity","article_modified_time":"2025-11-10T21:24:42+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@TIU","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/","name":"Center for Faith and Children - Giving","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png","datePublished":"2024-03-18T20:21:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-10T21:24:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mimilarsoncom.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/12\/cfc-logo-primary-tagline-full-color-rgb.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/faith-children\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Center for Faith and Children"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/","name":"Giving","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#organization","name":"Trinity International University","url":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TIU_OpenGraph_Generic-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/TIU_OpenGraph_Generic-1.jpg","width":1800,"height":942,"caption":"Trinity International University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrinityInternationalUniversity","https:\/\/x.com\/TIU","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/my_tiu\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/trinity-international-university\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tiuchannel","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trinity_International_University"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1814"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2896,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1814\/revisions\/2896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}